Joe Tiller’s final season driving 2008 Purdue Boilermaker Football Ticket Sales
Posted by Tim Gossett on July 5, 2008
Purdue has, for most accounts, been a solid team year in and year out in football. Lead by offensive-minded Joe Tiller, the Boilermaker football program has enjoyed bowl year after bowl year in his coaching tenure. However, as many expected, Tiller announced that the 2008 season would be his last as a head coach, and while Purdue fans are saddened to see their leader and maybe even ongoing success go with him, it is meaning a boost in preliminary ticket sales for the football program.
As of July 2, overall sales stood at 35,343. That includes 19,899 general public tickets, 1,567 faculty/staff and 6,544 student. Purdue sold 42,882 season tickets last year–and the season opener is still 2 months away.
It also doesn’t hurt that Purdue has seven games at home, including Michigan, Penn State, and in-state rival Indiana. The Boilers certainly want to send Tiller out on a great note, and it is apparent that they will probably end up with the highest amount of tickets sold in quite some time.
Just a tip of the hat, I am joining you in the Skinny Moose blogging world. I have taken over the Sports ‘n More Blog. I find it interesting that you cover some of the things on my home turf..haha..Indiana. I live near Ft. Wayne. Am a huge Hoosiers fan, as well as the Big 10. I am sure we will get to know each other a bit better and have some fun along the way.
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